Quote by Michel de Montaigne
"The strength of our desire for something is the measure of our distance from possessing it."
More from Michel de Montaigne
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."
"When I play with my cat, who knows if I am not a pastime to her more than she is to me?"
"A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears."
"I quote others only in order the better to express myself."